AnyConnect Error – ‘Failed To Get Configuration From Secure Gateway’
KB ID 0001354 Problem Saw this while attempting to connect to my ASA this week. AnyConnect Secure Mobility Downloader Failed to get configuration from secure gateway. Contact your system administrator Solution Well luckily I’d just made a change so I could focus on the right area straight away. I’d been messing around with the profile xml file associated with my AnyConnect GroupPolicy. If you take a look at my profile...
Cisco AnyConnect – Running ‘Logon Scripts / OnConnection Scripts’
KB ID 0001353 Problem I’ve seen this asked a lot in forums, and it came up on EE again today. I’ve never had to set this up in the past, but I’ve posted the links to the correct Cisco articles when people have asked. After the question was asked again today, I thought I’d take the time to write a decent article on how to do it. Why would you want to do this? You might want to map/reconnect a mapped drive, or...
Exchange 2010 – EMC Error ‘GetSteppablePipeline execution of scripts is disabled’
KB ID 0001351 Dtd 05/10/17 Problem Seen when attempting to open the Exchange Management Console; Exception calling “GetSteppablePipeline: with “1” argument(s): File C:\ProgramFiles\Exchange Server\v14\RemoteScripts\ConsoleInitialize.ps1 cannot be loaded because the  execution of scripts is disabled on this system. Please see “get-help about_signing” for more details.” Solution This is usually caused...
Updating FirePOWER Module (From ASDM)
KB ID 0001348 Dtd 14/09/17 Problem Normally I don’t like upgrading the SFR this way. But then I tend to install new firewalls set them up and walk away, so its easier (and a LOT quicker) to simply image the module to the latest version and then set it up. Like So;Â Re-Image and Update the Cisco FirePOWER Services Module This week I had an existing customer, who has an ASA5508-X but wasn’t using his FirePOWER, I’d...
Cisco Error ‘%PHY-4-SFP_NOT_SUPPORTED’
KB ID 0001347 Dtd 13/09/17 Problem This is another question I see getting asked a lot in forums! You see something like the following; 000032: *Sep 28 09:35:32.507 UTC: %PHY-4-SFP_NOT_SUPPORTED: The SFP in Gi3/0/50 is not supported (PNL-3750-Stack) 000033: *Sep 28 09:35:32.507 UTC: %PM-4-ERR_DISABLE: gbic-invalid error detected on Gi3/0/50, putting Gi3/0/50 in err-disable state (PNL-3750-Stack) The usual response is ‘Enable...
FirePOWER – ‘DataPlaneInterface0’ is not receiving and packets
KB ID 0001344 Dtd 11/09/17 Problem While replacing a FirePOWER Management console, I got this error; Interface Status Interface ‘DataPlaneInterface0’ is not receiving any packets  Solution A look a the health monitor showed me the same thing; Firstly, common sense dictates, that this is a live firewall and traffic is actually flowing though it? In my case the traffic simply needed to be ‘sent though’ the...